What are the international standards of creating a Geodatabase.

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03-11-2012 05:46 AM
SandyL
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Hi,

I heard from someone regarding the international standard of creating a geodatabase. What is it exactly. Is it specific to geodatabase or feature dataset/ feature class. Can anyone help me regarding this.

Thanks,
Sandy.
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VinceAngelo
Esri Esteemed Contributor
You'd probably be better off asking the person who introduced the concept what they're
talking about.  There are more "standards" than you can shake a stick at, but the odds
of there being any one international standard for geodatabase creation, even in any one
domain, seems awful slim.

- V
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SandyL
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Thanks Vince. Can you send some weblink regarding the same.
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VinceAngelo
Esri Esteemed Contributor
To the best of my knowledge, there is no such standard.  This may be a reference
to a *metadata* standard, but there are several of these as well.

"The nice thing about standards is there are so many to choose from."

- V
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DerekLaw
Esri Esteemed Contributor
Hi Sandy,

Perhaps the person you spoke with was referring to the Esri Industry Data Models? Some include suggested geodatabase schemas.

> Data Models Introduction
> Esri Industry Data Models

Hope this helps,
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JoeBorgione
MVP Emeritus
An international standard? 

Wow. 

That's a good one....
That should just about do it....
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SandyL
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New Contributor
Hi Derek,

Thanks for your prompt response. He was referring to ESRI industry data model. Thanks for providing the link.
Recently I just took a look at versioning 101. Its fantastic.

Thanks,
Sandy.
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DerekLaw
Esri Esteemed Contributor
... Recently I just took a look at versioning 101. Its fantastic.


Thanks for the kind feedback Sandy.
🙂
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SteveS
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New Contributor II
Hello Vince,

This is in regard to your post dated 03-12-2012 11:14 AM:

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[To the best of my knowledge, there is no such standard. This may be a reference
to a *metadata* standard, but there are several of these as well.

"The nice thing about standards is there are so many to choose from."

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Can you please provide few weblink regarding "reference
to a *metadata* standard".


Thanks,
Steve.
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VinceAngelo
Esri Esteemed Contributor
A google on "metadata standard" should get you started (amazingly enough, you
don't need to include 'geospatial' as a search term).

- V
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